Kriesi, Hanspeter <br/><br/>
West European politics in the age of globalization  text 
Hanspeter Kriesi ... [et al.] 
 - Cambridge  Cambridge University Press  2008 
 - 428p.    Pbk 
<br/><br/> <p>Includes bibliographical references (p. 388-423) and index.</p> 
<br/><br/>Theory and Methods. Globalization and its impact on national spaces of competition ; Context structures ; The design of the study: the distinguishing characteristics of our approach -- Country Studies. France, the model case of party system transformation ; Austria, transformation driven by an established party ; Switzerland, another case of transformation driven by an established party ; The Netherlands, a challenge that was slow in coming ; The United Kingdom, moving parties in a stable configuration ; Germany, the dog that didn't bark -- Comparative Analyses. Demand-side: dealignment and realignment of the structural political potentials ; Supply-side: the positioning of the political parties in a restructuring space ; The electoral consequences of the integration vs. demarcation cleavage ; Globalizing politics: the change of cleavage structures, parties and party systems in comparative perspective -- Appendix A. Technical appendix -- Appendix B. Detailed statistical results. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780521719902 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008024374 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Europe, Western - Politics and government - 1989-<br/>Globalization - Political aspects - Europe, Western<br/>Comparative government
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.3094 WES